Dug Out My Old Olympus Camedia

This week we had a visit from a friend of the kids who is seriously into photography (examples here: http://lamb-on-the-lam.tumblr.com/archive).  That inspired me to take out my Olympus Camedia which gives me more flexibility than the camera on my iPhone 3G (no, I haven't bothered to upgrade). The Olympus has an optical zoom.  So you'll see more close ups in the photos below.

Views:

Bay view  with barges

Mt. Diablo

Golden hills

Color variations in the hills

Round Top - Sibley Volcanic Preserve

Another of the many moods of the canyon at dusk:

"Impressionist" night time photos:

(meaning it's hard to hold the camera steady during longer exposures.  ;-)

Bay side

Mt . Diablo and towns beyond the canyon

iPhone critter photo:

(had to use what was handy)

Antlered Black-tailed Deer

Bird close ups:

House Finch with sunflower seed

Happened to be in the right place at the right time for this one.

And for those who have been asking how Ziggy and Sunny have been adjusting to their new home:

Favorite spot to soak up sun

"Are you finished?  Can we go back to napping now?"